The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Fashion Notes.

Ecru and stripes are popular in cotton
dress materials.
Fancy shoes in great variety arc made
for seashore wear.
Among the newer dress trimmings are
metal embroiderics.
Silk is worn more at present than for
several seasons past.
It is said that polonaiscs and redlngotes
are to prevail in the immediate future.
Simplicity and daintiness is the charm
of a toilet. Ladies should remember this.
Wide sash ribbons take the place OF
drapery on many of the light summer
toilets.
JERSEYS seem to- be restored to all their
old-time favor. They are not so plain as
formerly.
Narrow mohair braid will decorate the
basoues, panels, wristbands and collars
of autumn costumes.
Silver belts and girdles were never
worn in such large numbers In this coun-
try as at the present time.
Tca-cowns have become universal and
arc made in all the fabricsy from lawn
batiste to satin and velvet.
Epaulets appear on many of the In
ported dresses. New York drcssmakcrs
are using V of emb. oidery.
Cotton gowns of butcher blue are made
with white waistcoats, having straps OF
the blue crossing the white.
Black should be worn three mouths
for q dear friend, and one year for q
parent. For husband or wife there Is
no set time named.
Gray is the fayorite color for tailor
made gowns. These dresses are relieved
in the majority of cases by red hat or
bonnet or red parasoL
Dresses of checked material are now
so draped that all the checks fall diago-
nally. This arrangement is particularly
becoming to tall figures.
While in mourning, jewelry should
not be worn, with the exception OF the
watch, which may be, providing DAcS
silk guard is worn instead OF chain.
Masculine. fashions are adopted by
ladies in walking and other dresses tor
outdoor wear. and many ladies find these
fashions more becoming than any other.
Plain dress skirts are the order of the
dav To hang we'll they should have u
fonndation skirt. In fact, their good ap-
penrance may be said 70 depend entirely
upon this.
Flannel. serge faced cloth and cheviot
are employed in the making OF misses
ridinr habits, and they look pretty and
appropriate when finished with braid Or
machinc stitching.
Fancy cream canvas is a popular dress
material, 1t is made up with full bodlces,
crossing over vests of moss green velvet,
which is also used for collars and cuffs
and upon the skirt.
1t is predicted that long velvet redln-
ootcs with satin skirts, will be cXten-
sivcly worn this coming fall. Indeed,
MANY velvcts are now worn, notwlth-
standing the torrid weather.
An odd shade hat was of coarse straw
work cd all over with white wool. The
crnwn was very pointed, and the sole
5ccorotion was 4 wreath of corn flowers.
which were carried across the sharply cut
brim.
Misses are wearing dresses OF pure
wlitc book muslin, with row upon row
If o,lite narrow white silk ribbon. The
bo6ices arc trimmed with rosettcs of the
same, and loops arc carried round the
rorl, and waist
For travelling purposes especially al
ocean voyage, there is nothing surpasses
the camcl's hair in beige, dark fawn, but
ternut and dun brown shades, and the
navy blue serge, cheviots and fanncls'
and travelling costumes are mostly OF these
materials,